Why Your Dog Likes Sticking Its Head Out the Car Window

By Megan Schmidt
Sep 27, 2019 3:16 PMNov 11, 2019 6:06 PM
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What’s so great about hanging your head out of a car window? (Credit: Shutterstock)

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If happiness were a picture, there’s a pretty good chance it would be a dog with its head sticking out of a car window.

It seems few pups can resist a breeze running through their fur and their ears flapping in the wind as their owner cruises into the sunset. And based on those wind-whipped grins, dogs seem to wholeheartedly enjoy this simple pleasure. 

But you have to admit, seeing a dog zoom by while catching the breeze is a pretty odd spectacle. Most of us have probably wondered why dogs stick their heads out of car windows. Is it the fresh air, or is there something more to it?

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